Julidochromis marlieri is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is only known from the northwestern portion preferring rocky shorelines in deep waters. In the aquarium trade, it is commonly known as Marlier's Julie, Spotted Julie or Chequered Julie. This species reaches a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.[2] Adult females are larger than adult males.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Julidochromis |
| Species: | J. marlieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Julidochromis marlieri Poll, 1956
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Etymology
editThe specific name honours the Belgian zoologist Georges Marlier who collected the type.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Julidochromis marlieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60546A12378338. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60546A12378338.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Julidochromis marlieri". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Scharpf, Christopher & Lazara, Kenneth J. (25 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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